These countries stand out as the best among dozens assessed in an international survey. Elliott Davis Jr.Sept. 10, 2024 U.S. Rises in Best Countries Rankings America's No. 3 spot in the annual U.S. News project is a high-water mark, but comes as nearly half of survey respondents see...
It could mean one of the following: the antichrist will be larger in size than everybody else, will be older than everybody else, will have more of a “following” than anybody else, is a higher military or political rank than anybody else, or is more qualified than anybody else. What...
Circassians from the North Caucasus had been brought to Egypt for centuries as slaves to receive military training and Circassian women, famous for their beauty, filled the harems of the Middle East’s rulers. Though the Mamluk system had been broken in 1811, Circassians and their descendants c...
“Our commitment to Israel’s security is deep-rooted, and its emergence as a military and economic powerhouse in the region is a remarkable story. And yet it is hard to see how Israel’s long-term security interests, let alone its future as a Jewish democracy, are served by the emergenc...
Following numerous military campaigns against them, the Hyksos rulers were eventually expelled from Egypt by Kamose, the last king of the 17th Dynasty and his brother, Ahmose, the first king of the 18th Dynasty which saw a unified Egypt rise to unprecedented wealth and power. It is believed ...
Of greatest interest to Ramesses II himself -- whose name would nearly take over the identity of the Egyptian Throne -- besides the building projects with which he eventually forested Egypt, was the great military adventure of his youth. The...
Paser rose to the rank of Tjaty (Vizier) in the later years of King Sety I. He would continue to serve in the next reign, that of young Ramesses II. And Paser’s career, his work for these pharaohs, is well-documented on the walls of his tomb. The grave of Paser, in the hills...
Not as spectacular as the previous Old Kingdom or the later New Kingdom, the kings did not build colossal pyramids as in the former period or carry out impressive military campaigns and conquests quite as in the latter -- although they did build pyramids and did carry out military campaigns...
1a), between 274 BCE and 96 BCE (Supplementary Table 3)33, involving some of the largest military mobilizations in ancient Mediterranean history. The observed association between eruptions and internal revolt onset motivates us to examine whether eruptions are a potential influence on interstate ...
According to the 2023 WHO Guidance for country validation of viral hepatitis elimination and path to elimination, countries can apply for full validation of gold, silver or bronze tiers on the path to elimination based on achieving relevant targets. Egypt is the first country that applied for vali...